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North Pole--Mercator, Gerard.
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Description
- Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio. [Duisburg, 1595, but Amsterdam, 1606 or later], 370 x 395mm., double-page engraved map, contemporary hand colour
Catalogue Note
The only map of regions outside Europe to appear in the first edition of the Mercator Atlas, this map of the North Pole is notable for the mythical islands around the Pole, and marks the true North Pole as well as two magnetic poles. The map has been revised to reflect Dutch discoveries in Arctic Russia.